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Fleet Cleaning

Buyer: SE TRAINS LIMITED →

BuyerSE TRAINS LIMITED
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published24 Jul 2026

What is being bought

SETL are seeking to engage with the market to inform the future procurement of our fleet cleaning services. The requirement is expected to cover the provision of regular and ad hoc cleaning of our rolling stock fleet, ensuring vehicles are maintained a high standard or cleanliness, presentation and hygiene. The scope may include, but is not limited to: - Heavy Cleans -Overnight Cleans -Turnaround Cleans -Onboard Cleaning -Exterior Cleaning This is for approximately 378 units at 44 locations in the South East. The proposed contract is expected to commence following a competitive procurement process and will have an initial term of four (4) years, with the option to extend for up to a further two (2) years, giving a maximum contract duration of six (6) years. The estimated total contract value is approximately £100 million - £130 million over the full six-year term. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to gather information from suppliers regarding market capability, innovative service delivery models, sustainability initiatives, technological solutions, pricing approaches, and potential risks or opportunities associated with the provision of fleet cleaning services. This engagement does not constitute a call for competition and does not commit the organisation to running a procurement exercise. Information gathered will be used solely to help shape the procurement strategy, specification, and commercial approach for any future tender opportunity. Interested suppliers are invited to attend our workshop which will be held at our Ashford Train Depot on Thursday 10th September 2026 to provide feedback on their experience, capabilities, and recommendations for delivering efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable fleet cleaning services. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please confirm your attendance by emailing molly.weston@southeasternrailway.co.uk by 12:00 noon Friday 28th August Please note that all communications at this stage relate solely to participation in the workshops. There are currently no procurement documents available to share. Any relevant documentation will be issued as part of the formal procurement process following completion of the pre-market engagement stage.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Cleaning services 90910000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 17 Oct 2027 to 16 Oct 2031

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Cleaning servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 90. The category anchor is Cleaning services (90910000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 907,3815 median · 18 average (3,195 of 7,381 with a bid count)3 average (3,443 of 7,381 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer2Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,3575 median · 45 average (535 of 1,357 with a bid count)6.2 average (583 of 1,357 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Date: Thursday 10th September 2026 Location: Ashford Train Depot Time: 0930 to 1500engagement10 Sept 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d340
Latest release ID070294-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 24 2026 12:32:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
24 Jul 2026planning070294-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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